ZyXEL Communications NWA-1100 User Manual

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 Chapter 14 Maintenance
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
14.6  F/W Upload Screen
Use this screen to upload a firmware to your ZyXEL Device. Click Maintenance > F/W 
Upload
. Follow the instructions in this section to upload firmware to your ZyXEL Device. 
Figure 63   Firmware Upload
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 42   Channel Usage
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
SSID
This is the Service Set IDentification name of the AP in an Infrastructure 
wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless network. For our 
purposes, we define an Infrastructure network as a wireless network that uses 
an AP and an Ad-Hoc network (also known as Independent Basic Service Set 
(IBSS)) as one that doesn’t. See the chapter on wireless configuration for more 
information on basic service sets (BSS) and extended service sets (ESS).
BSSID
This field displays the MAC address of the AP in an Infrastructure wireless 
network. It is randomly generated (so ignore it) in an Ad-Hoc wireless network.
Channel 
This is the index number of the channel currently used by the associated AP in 
an Infrastructure wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless 
network.
Wireless Mode
This is the IEEE 802.1x standard used by your ZyXEL Device to apply 
enhanced security methods for both the authentication of wireless stations and 
encryption key management.
Security
This is the wireless security method used by your ZyXEL Device protect 
wireless communication between wireless stations, access points and the 
wired network.
Restart
Click Restart to reload the screen. 
Table 43   Firmware Upload
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
File Path 
Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse ... 
to find it.
Browse... 
Click Browse... to find the .bin file you want to upload. Remember that you must 
decompress compressed (.zip) files before you can upload them. 
Upload 
Click Upload to begin the upload process. This process may take up to two 
minutes.